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26 Jun

The ‘Devil in Calicut’: Hindu gods in early modern European travel writing

How did early modern travellers construct 'the Other'? UG student Rania Sivaraj explores Ludovico di Varthema's writing and his creation of the 'Devil in Calicut'.

09 May

New publications from Prof Susan Carruthers and PGR Jeremy Goh

'Making do: Britons and the Refashioning of the Postwar World', by Susan Carruthers, has just been published, plus a new publication by Jeremy Goh.

05 May

GHCC Annual Conference: Histories of Violence

Join us on the 29 and 30 May 2025 for our annual conference. In 'Global Histories of Violence', scholars will reflect on the different shapes of violence across space and time.

30 Apr

GHCC members recognized in Warwick research Celebration

GHCC members David Anderson and Guido van Meersbergen were recognized at Warwick's Research Celebration!

10 Apr

Ten types, One people: Colonial beauty in Jamaica

PGR Jade Lindo explores the entanglements of racial categories, beauty standards and nationalism in 1950s Jamaica, and how these relate to the country's colonial past.

28 Mar

Religion and knowledge in the Ottoman Empire: GHCC member spotlight

Dr. Henry Clements, new member of the GHCC, reflects on the path that led him to join the Centre.

28 Feb

Global connections of SE Asia: Dynamics of Early Modern and Modern Economic and Social History

GHCC PhD candidates Jeremy Goh, Judy Law and Nitya Gundu report on the global connections of South East Asia in the modern and early modern period.

12 Feb

Tourism and the State in Northern Mexico, 1900-1950

PhD candidate Lewis Twiby uses the case of Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez in the US-Mexican border to illustrate the interplay of nationalist discourses, tourist promotion and public policies between 1900 and 1940.

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